For me, it was the Jump Super Stars game for DS. I had originally bought the game because of seeing characters like Naruto and Kenshin on the cover, but after I started playing it I started thinking "Hey! This grey haired guy with the wooden sword is pretty cool! And kinda funny!"

Later, when I heard that the series this character was in premiered in the U.S. Jump, I got excited! Thus leading me to become he Gintama fan I am today!

I got started when I first saw Gintama on Jump. I loved the idea of an modern-yet-alien controlled Japan... hence why there are samurai and electric fans. (Past meets present) Also Gintoki's trademark design was another part because he was wearing an outlandish outfit of Kimono plus shirt, boots and wooden sword.

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